A new fossil face sheds light on early migrations of ancient human ancestor

A team of international scientists, led by Dr. Karen Baab, a paleoanthropologist at the College of Graduate Studies, Glendale ...
Los Angeles Times

Ancient Text Is Returned to Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An ancient handwritten Book of Psalms taken from the fortress of Ethiopian Emperor Theodros by British troops 135 years ago was returned to the Horn of Africa country Monday.

Some ancient humans had more ‘primitive’ faces, a skull from Ethiopia shows

According to Dr Baab, this may reflect the Gona population preserving traits from the earliest Homo erectus groups that left ...
NBC News

Tracing angels’ footsteps in ancient Ethiopia

As a stranger draws near, priest Mesganaw Tarkgn whips on an embroidered cape and raises an ancient cross in a picture-perfect pose. He is used to the demands of visitors to one of Ethiopia's holiest ...
The News-Herald

Ethiopia: Ancient churches, mysterious towers and Lucy

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia >> Ethiopia has always held me in thrall. It is a cradle of prehistoric humankind. It embraced Christianity long before the missionaries arrived. Its people carved subterranean ...
SFGate

Ethiopia awaits return of pillaged obelisk / Mussolini's troops took ancient symbol

2005-04-19 04:00:00 PDT Axum, Ethiopia-- Abebe Alemyehu was 12 when he watched Mussolini's army storm into his northern Ethiopian hometown of Axum to carry off its ancient obelisk. Today, the ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Ethiopia: Ancient churches, mysterious towers and Lucy

Ethiopia has always held me in thrall. It is a cradle of prehistoric humankind. It embraced Christianity long before the missionaries arrived. Its people carved subterranean churches out of solid rock ...